Category Archives: Cariboo Region
'Imminently dying'; Williams Lake E.R. sign causes stir in B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - A controversial photo taken at Cariboo Memorial Hospital that is making the rounds on social media became the subject of heated debate in the B.C. legislature Thursday (Oct. 5).The sign say...
Oct 05, 2023
Category 2 and Category 3 fires to be permitted in parts of Cariboo Fire Centre
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A few days after the campfire ban was lifted, Cariboo residents will now be able to do some larger-scale burning.The B.C. Wildfire Service says Category 2 and Category 3 burning ...
Oct 04, 2023
RCMP confirm Indigenous teen missing in Williams Lake, B.C., has been found safe
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A British Columbia teenager who was last seen one week ago in Williams Lake has been found. RCMP Staff Sgt. Kris Clark says the 13-year-old is safe. He did not say where she was ...
Oct 02, 2023
Campfire ban lifted in Cariboo Fire Centre as of Friday
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - With the Kamloops Fire Centre dropping its campfire ban as of Thursday (Sept. 28), the Cariboo Fire Centre is following suit.The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) says Category 1 camp...
Sep 27, 2023
Williams Lake man hasn't been seen in over a month: RCMP
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP would like your help tracking down a missing man.Elliott George Dester, 55, was reported missing last Friday (Sept. 22), but has not been seen in over a month.Description:In...
Sep 25, 2023
West Fraser selling two pulp mills to Atlas Holdings for US$120 million
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. has signed a deal to sell two pulp mills in Western Canada to Atlas Holdings for US$120 million. The sale includes West Fraser's Quesnel River Pulp mill in Ques...
Sep 22, 2023
Williams Lake RCMP searching for missing man who hasn't been seen in six weeks
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. -Williams Lake RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding a 35-year-old man who has not been seen in six weeks.In a news release issued Wednesday (Sept. 20) morning, police s...
Sep 20, 2023
Man arrested after assault in downtown Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A man was arrested after reportedly attacking someone in downtown Williams Lake.In a news release, Williams Lake RCMP say they responded to the report of one person with a machet...
Sep 19, 2023
RCMP investigating suspicious death in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP are investigating a suspicious death which occurred over the weekend.In a news release, police say they responded to a home in the 1000-block of Second Avenue ...
Sep 18, 2023
Three men arrest in connection with armed robbery in Quesnel
QUESNEL, B.C. - Quesnel RCMP arrested three men in relation to an armed robbery.On Wednesday (Sept.13) just after 3 a.m., Mounties responded to a report of an armed robbery at the west end of the foot...
Sep 14, 2023
